English > lure: 4 senses > noun 3, artifactMeaning | Something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed. |
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Synonyms | bait, decoy |
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Part of | trap | A device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned |
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Narrower | chum | Bait consisting of chopped fish and fish oils that are dumped overboard to attract fish |
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fisherman's lure, fish lure | (angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers |
ground bait | Bait scattered on the water to attract fish |
stool pigeon | A dummy pigeon used to decoy others |
Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
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Spanish | anzuelo, carnada, cebo, cimbel, señuelo |
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Catalan | enze, esquer, parany, reclam |
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Verbs | lure | provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion |
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English > lure: 4 senses > verb 1, communicationMeaning | Provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something |
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Example | "He lured me into temptation" |
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Synonyms | entice, tempt |
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Narrower | bait | Lure, entice, or entrap with bait |
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call | Lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal |
decoy | Lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy |
hook, snare | entice and trap |
lead on | entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken / mistaken |
seduce | Lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct |
stool | Lure with a stool, as of wild fowl |
tweedle | entice through the use of music |
Broader | provoke, stimulate | Provide the needed stimulus for |
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Spanish | incitar, tentar |
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Catalan | incitar, seduir, temptar |
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Nouns | lure | something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed |
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lure | qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward |
lure | anything that serves as an enticement / enticement |